Sharing content in a messaging application

A computer program product comprising code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations, the code comprising:

• code to provide, within an application at a device, a user interface element for sending at least one file suggested by the application to be relevant to a contact that is stored at the device to the contact using a messaging application;
• and
• code to, responsive to receipt of a selection of the user interface element:
• transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and
• transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the contact in an active message thread of the messaging application, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area,
• wherein the at least one file comprises a group of files, the group of files is represented as a single message element within the active message thread, and the single message element comprises a single message bubble that includes contextual information representing the group of files, wherein the contextual information comprises a representation of one of the group of files that has been determined to be a main file of the group of files.

A method comprising:

• providing, within an application at a device, a user interface element for sending at least one file suggested by the application to be relevant to a contact that is stored at the device to the contact using a messaging application;
• and
• responsive to receipt of a selection of the user interface element:
• transmitting, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and
• transmitting, via the messaging application, a message to the contact in an active message thread of the messaging application, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area,
• wherein the at least one file comprises a group of files, the group of files is represented as a single message element within the active message thread, and the single message element comprises a single message bubble that includes contextual information representing the group of files, wherein the contextual information comprises a representation of one of the group of files that has been determined to be a main file of the group of files.